Short birdwatching visit · RSPB
Bowling Green and Goosemoor
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- autumn and winter
- Headline birds
- Black-tailed Godwit · Pintail · Little Egret
- Parking
- Use Topsham's Holman Way or Quay public car parks, then walk.
- Hides
- The Lookout offers sheltered watching; opening depends on volunteer availability.
- Step-free
- Hide and Lookout access accommodates wheelchairs; the Clyst platform has steps.
Topsham · EX3 0BE
Bowling Green and Goosemoor provide wetland birdwatching close to Topsham, where the Clyst meets the Exe. The RSPB names Little Grebe, Pintail and Black-tailed Godwit among the birds to look for, with autumn and winter bringing larger groups of waders and ducks. The Lookout offers sheltered watching when open, while the public routes give further views across water and marsh. Goosemoor can be combined with Bowling Green on the same visit. Keep to the permitted paths and watching facilities: the lagoon and grazing marsh themselves are closed to public access.
Birds and seasons
- Black-tailed Godwit · Headline bird — Typically autumn and winter Source for Black-tailed Godwit
- Pintail · Headline bird — Typically autumn and winter Source for Pintail
- Little Egret · Headline bird — Typically year-round Source for Little Egret
- Little Grebe — Typically year-round Source for Little Grebe
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- The Lookout offers sheltered watching; opening depends on volunteer availability.
- Paths
- Public paths link the two areas; the Clyst platform is reached along a short track.
- Toilets
- Public toilets are available at Topsham Quay.
- Parking
- Use Topsham's Holman Way or Quay public car parks, then walk.
- Dogs
- Leaded dogs may use the platform path; the Lookout admits assistance dogs only.
- Access notes
- Hide and Lookout access accommodates wheelchairs; the Clyst platform has steps.
- Step-free access
- Hide and Lookout access accommodates wheelchairs; the Clyst platform has steps.
Getting there: Walk from Topsham railway station through Elm Grove Road to Bowling Green Road.
Sources
Social preview photograph: Common Starling standing in grass in Oxfordshire. Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted for the preview.
Nearby special trips
- Labrador Bay · 10.8 straight-line miles
- Swell Wood · 33.1 straight-line miles
- West Sedgemoor · 33.1 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Exminster and Powderham Marshes, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
- Labrador Bay · 10.8 miles in a straight line
- Swell Wood · 33.1 miles in a straight line
- West Sedgemoor · 33.1 miles in a straight line